Kelley said a colleague was shopping at the grocery store when she learned the groupâs ticket won $141,425.

The winners have since collected about $28,000 each.

âIt just doesnât seem real,â said Kelley.

Kelley bought a new-to-her Toyota Rav4 and she plans to finally purchase something that will make it easier to clear snow out of her long driveway.

Kelley, a residential support assistant at the Windsor Elms Village, said the group that splits on Lotto tickets used to be a lot larger, but several people stopped participating when it seemed the cost of purchasing tickets wasnât yielding much return.

In light of the group striking lucky, Kelley plans on buying tickets âfaithfully now.â

Anne Parks, a Windsor Elms Village employee, discovered the group had a winning ticket. She had the enviable duty of sharing the good news with fellow winners, who were in disbelief.

âIt was a wonderful experience,â she said, in a prepared statement released by the Atlantic Lottery Corporation.

Some are saving their winnings until they know exactly what to do with it, a few are spreading the wealth to family and friends and others are thinking about new electronics, renovations or car parts.